John 1:47-48 WEB

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 1:47-51

John 1:47-51. Jesus saw Nathanael coming “Nathanael, being a man of a candid disposition, resolved to go and converse with Jesus, that he might judge with the more certainty concerning his pretensions. He was coming therefore with Philip on this errand, when Jesus, who knew his thoughts, honoured him with the amiable character of a true Israelite, in whom there was no guile A plain, upright, honest man, one free from hypocrisy, and open to conviction; one who not only derived his pedigree... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 1:35-51

18. The first disciples (John 1:35-51)John the Baptist no doubt felt he had successfully completed part of his work when two of his disciples left him to follow Jesus. One of these was Andrew, the other probably John (who does not mention his own name in his Gospel). Andrew then brought his brother Simon to Jesus. Jesus saw some characteristic in Simon that caused him to give him the name ‘Rock’. (The Aramaic word that Jesus used is transliterated as Cephas. The equivalent Greek word is... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 1:47

Israelite : i.e. not a "Jacob". See notes on Genesis 32:28 . indeed = truly. Greek alethos. Adverb of No. 1, App-175 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 1:48

answered and said . Hebrew idiom. See Deuteronomy 1:41 . App-122 . Before . Greek. pro. App-104 . under . Greek. hupo. App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathaniel coming unto him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile.Israelite indeed ... See under John 1:45 for comments on this. The mention of Jacob's dream at the end of this episode makes it likely that Hendriksen's analysis is correct. He wrote:In the light of the context ... Jesus is here thinking of Jacob ... The employment of trickery for selfish advantage characterized not only Jacob (Genesis 30:37-43), but also his descendants ... A really honest,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 1:48

Nathaniel saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.Many a person would merely have accepted the compliment and kept his thoughts to himself, but Nathaniel expressed his amazement and asked the source of Jesus' knowledge. Christ's answer convinced him that the Saviour's knowledge was not casual or superficial, but that it was absolute and perfect. There are no secrets from God. "All things... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 1:47

John 1:47. Jesus saw Nathanael— Nathanael, being a man of a candid disposition, resolved to go and converse with Jesus, that he might judge with the more certainty concerning his pretensions. He was coming therefore with Philip on this errand, when Jesus, who knew his thoughts, honoured him with the amiable character of a true Israelite, in whom there was no guile; a plain, upright, honest man, free from hypocrisy, and opento conviction; who not only derived his pedigree from Abraham, but who... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 1:48

John 1:48. Whence knowest thou me?— "I am a perfect stranger to thee: how is it then that thou canst at once undertake to answer for the most secret part of a stranger's character?" Jesus replied; "I am not so entire a stranger to thy character as thou art ready to suppose: nor do I take it merely from uncertain report: for before Philip called thee, when thou wast alone under the fig-tree, I saw thee; and as I was present in spirit to observe what passed in that secret retirement, I know how... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 1:47

47. an Israelite indeed . . . no guile—not only no hypocrite, but with a guileless simplicity not always found even in God's own people, ready to follow wherever truth might lead him, saying, Samuel-like, "Speak, Lord, for Thy servant heareth" (1 Samuel 3:10). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 1:48

48. Whence knowest thou me—conscious that his very heart had been read, and at this critical moment more than ever before. Before Philip called thee—showing He knew all that passed between Philip and him at a distance. when . . . under the fig tree, &c.—where retirement for meditation and prayer was not uncommon [LIGHTFOOT]. Thither, probably—hearing that his master's Master had at length appeared, and heaving with mingled eagerness to behold Him and dread of deception—he had retired to... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 1:47-51

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 1:35-51

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 1:47

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 1:48

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 1:47

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 1:48

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 1:47

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 1:48

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 1:47

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 1:48

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